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To begin with, Kali questions aren't hated more than questions on other topics, it is just hatthat for some unexplainable reason many novice users pick Kali as a desktop distribution, despite the fact that Kali is a special purpose distribution (built on top of Debian). Yes, you can use Kali as a regular desktop distro; for instance, I do that - without the slightest trace of a problem - because I am too lazy to launch another Kali VM whenever I need the pentest related tools.

Now, let me counter-ask: Why is the current handling of Kali-questions a problem? I agree, this is not the nicest way to deal with this and probably not in line with the Code of Conduct which asks for answers that are inclusive, welcoming, don't make anybody feel bad etc. etc.

Yet, since the days of Usenet it is known that (a) no matter how much effort you put in it, no matter to which detail you explain, no matter how polite and patient you are, there will be always someone who will not be satisfied, and this trait seems to get worse - some kind of users seem to believe that SE entitles them to unlimited free consulting services - and (b) as was pointed out by other posters, Kali questions are empirically quite likely to have abysmal quality.

So: What added value should an "improved" treatment of Kali-related questions show? In the end, you will have no more than a nicer version of do your homework, go read the docs and leave us alone until you have proved to have some competence.

I agree, though, that a reference to the official Kali docs would be very adequate.

To begin with, Kali questions aren't hated more than questions on other topics, it is just hat for some unexplainable reason many novice users pick Kali as a desktop distribution, despite the fact that Kali is a special purpose distribution (built on top of Debian). Yes, you can use Kali as a regular desktop distro; I do that - without the slightest trace of a problem - because I am too lazy to launch another Kali VM whenever I need the pentest related tools.

Now, let me counter-ask: Why is the current handling of Kali-questions a problem? I agree, this is not the nicest way to deal with this and probably not in line with the Code of Conduct which asks for answers that are inclusive, welcoming, don't make anybody feel bad etc. etc.

Yet, since the days of Usenet it is known that (a) no matter how much effort you put in it, no matter to which detail you explain, no matter how polite and patient you are, there will be always someone who will not be satisfied, and this trait seems to get worse - some kind of users seem to believe that SE entitles them to unlimited free consulting services - and (b) as was pointed out by other posters, Kali questions are empirically quite likely to have abysmal quality.

So: What added value should an "improved" treatment of Kali-related questions show? In the end, you will have no more than a nicer version of do your homework, go read the docs and leave us alone until you have proved to have some competence.

I agree, though, that a reference to the official Kali docs would be very adequate.

To begin with, Kali questions aren't hated more than questions on other topics, it is just that for some unexplainable reason many novice users pick Kali as a desktop distribution, despite the fact that Kali is a special purpose distribution (built on top of Debian). Yes, you can use Kali as a regular desktop distro; for instance, I do that - without the slightest trace of a problem - because I am too lazy to launch another Kali VM whenever I need the pentest related tools.

Now, let me counter-ask: Why is the current handling of Kali-questions a problem? I agree, this is not the nicest way to deal with this and probably not in line with the Code of Conduct which asks for answers that are inclusive, welcoming, don't make anybody feel bad etc. etc.

Yet, since the days of Usenet it is known that (a) no matter how much effort you put in it, no matter to which detail you explain, no matter how polite and patient you are, there will be always someone who will not be satisfied, and this trait seems to get worse - some kind of users seem to believe that SE entitles them to unlimited free consulting services - and (b) as was pointed out by other posters, Kali questions are empirically quite likely to have abysmal quality.

So: What added value should an "improved" treatment of Kali-related questions show? In the end, you will have no more than a nicer version of do your homework, go read the docs and leave us alone until you have proved to have some competence.

I agree, though, that a reference to the official Kali docs would be very adequate.

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To begin with, Kali questions aren't hated more than questions on other topics, it is just hat for some unexplainable reason many novice users pick Kali as a desktop distribution, despite the fact that Kali is a special purpose distribution (built on top of Debian). Yes, you can use Kali as a regular desktop distro; I do that - without the slightest trace of a problem - because I am too lazy to launch another Kali VM whenever I need the pentest related tools.

Now, let me counter-ask: Why is the current handling of Kali-questions a problem? I agree, this is not the nicest way to deal with this and probably not in line with the Code of Conduct which asks for answers that are inclusive, welcoming, don't make anybody feel bad etc. etc.

Yet, since the days of Usenet it is known that (a) no matter how much effort you put in it, no matter to which detail you explain, no matter how polite and patient you are, there will be always someone who will not be satisfied, and this trait seems to get worse - some kind of users seem to believe that SE entitles them to unlimited free consulting services - and (b) as was pointed out by other posters, Kali questions are empirically quite likely to have abysmal quality.

So: What added value should an "improved" treatment of Kali-related questions show? In the end, you will have no more than a nicer version of do your homework, go read the docs and leave us alone until you have proved to have some competence.

I agree, though, that a reference to the official Kali docs would be very adequate.